as in explosive
capable of catching or being set on fire
don't store oily rags and other combustible materials in a hot attic
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Recent Examples of combustible
His new regulation will effectively force ratepayers and taxpayers across California to subsidize the cost of living in predictably combustible corners of the state.
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Max Taves, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
And, yeah, Saw huffing on the very combustible rhydo probably doesn’t help him stay even-keeled.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
Without home insurance, banks won’t lend and construction won’t start in these predictably combustible areas on the outskirts of our cities and at the edge of nature.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
The booth will be brimming with displays of California native plants provided by the Theodore Payne Foundation, along with handouts in English and Spanish about how to create fire-resilient landscapes using native plants and how to avoid and/or replace invasive (and highly combustible) plants.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Max Taves, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
And, yeah, Saw huffing on the very combustible rhydo probably doesn’t help him stay even-keeled.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
Without home insurance, banks won’t lend and construction won’t start in these predictably combustible areas on the outskirts of our cities and at the edge of nature.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
The booth will be brimming with displays of California native plants provided by the Theodore Payne Foundation, along with handouts in English and Spanish about how to create fire-resilient landscapes using native plants and how to avoid and/or replace invasive (and highly combustible) plants.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for combustible
Adjective
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By the time a trend becomes obvious and investment products are widely available, much of the initial explosive growth has often already occurred.—
Gianluca Sidoti,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Officials with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms conducted a search at Ross’ home in Oklahoma and seized materials that were used to build the explosive devices, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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The post is the lone place in North America filling white phosphorus munitions, which uses a highly flammable substance that ignites when exposed to air.—
Brett Barrouquere,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2025
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This time, instead of a bomb, the mother (guest star Piper Perabo) of a child patient who had gone unresponsive after brain surgery brings a highly flammable acetylene tank into the operating room and forces Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) to perform a high-risk surgery to save her daughter.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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And all this against an inflammable backdrop of geopolitical crises including but not limited to the Israel-Hamas war and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.—
John Leicester,
Quartz,
15 Apr. 2024
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Heat also stresses old electrical systems — insulation breaks down; lubricants in relays dry out — and a not-insignificant amount of the subway’s electrical wiring dates to the 1920s and 1930s, some of it cloth-covered, inflammable, and pervious to water.—
Curbed,
Curbed,
28 July 2023
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Ethan just held onto a plane in mid-air, beat the bad guy, and defeated a god-like artificial intelligence averting the fiery nuclear death of all humanity.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Adding a salt rim elevates your glass, but for a spicy kick, use Halo Del Santo, a cocktail garnish made with salt, fiery chiles and a touch of citrus.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Combustible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combustible. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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